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Rockies: Sox, dogs, fireworks on tap

This is how much the Rockies have evolved in the past three seasons. When the Yankees came to town in 2007, they were promoted more than the home team. This season the Red Sox return to Coors Field for the first time since the 2007 World Series, and the Rockies have one thing in mind: beat them.

It would be a nice touch for the Rockies to have more fans than the Red Sox, whose supporters travel like they were attending a college football bowl game.

The Red Sox series June 22-24 will be the highlight of the summer not involving fireworks or a late-season playoff push.

The Rockies don’t do a lot of elaborate promotional days, but they will be giving away shirts, caps and $1 hot dogs during the season’s dog days. And they still stage one of the best fireworks shows in major-league baseball. It’s family-friendly pyrotechnics with a kid-friendly soundtrack.

With apologies to $1 hot dogs, September provides an even more delicious possibility — a final-week homestand against the Dodgers and Giants that could determine playoff berths for all three teams.

Troy E. Renck, The Denver Post

June 7-9: Amateur draft. Rockies have 26th pick, which will be announced by Dante Bichette.